Hidden History of Islip Town

Hidden History of Islip Town
Author: Jack Whitehouse
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2021-10-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439673810

The patchwork of beach towns, villages and hamlets that make up Islip Town represents some of the most historic communities on the whole of Long Island. Local Secatogue Native Americans harrowingly saved the Dutch survivors of one of New York's first shipwrecks in 1657. New York City's infamous Tammany Hall leased an entire summer resort island in Islip Town for decades. In 1912, a young woman from Sayville sacrificed her own life for another on the RMS Titanic. Islip Town's founding father, William Nicoll, owned the largest parcel on Long Island's South Shore but was blocked from owning even a grain of sand on Fire Island. A penniless Dutch immigrant to Islip Town became the world's "Oyster King." Join author and historian Jack Whitehouse as he reveals buried stories from Islip Town's past.

Historical and descriptive sketches of Suffolk County, New York

Historical and descriptive sketches of Suffolk County, New York
Author: Richard Mather Bayles
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Total Pages: 240
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN: 3849676064

Suffolk County was an original county of the Province of New York, one of twelve created in 1683. From 1664 until 1683 it had been the East Riding of Yorkshire. Its boundaries were essentially the same as at present, with only minor changes in the boundary with its western neighbor, which was originally Queens County but has been Nassau County since the separation of Nassau from Queens in 1899. This historical narrative provides a thorough account of the history of the county, as well as the development of places like East Hampton, Shelter Island, Southold, Southampton, Riverhead and many more.

McKinney's Session Laws of New York

McKinney's Session Laws of New York
Author: New York (State)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1350
Release: 2008
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Comprising authentic text of the laws, together with other valuable legislative and executive material.

Accused of Witchcraft in New York

Accused of Witchcraft in New York
Author: S.R. Ferrara
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2023-02-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467153516

The history of infamous witch trials and witchcraft accusations is deeper than just those most often discussed at Salem. The Empire State has had numerous moments of pandemonium over the potential existence of witches. From Native Americans viewing European colonists as witches in the Mohawk Valley to witchcraft hysteria among early Long Island colonial settlements, the history of New York state's witchcraft accusations encompases all regions and communities in the state. Join author Scott R. Ferrara as he presents harrowing narratives of those who were accused of witchcraft, the feverish community dramas that resulted and the lives of those who faced their community as an outsider.

Boys' Life

Boys' Life
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1967-12
Genre:
ISBN:

Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.

Dictionary of United States History

Dictionary of United States History
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1074
Release: 2006
Genre: Illinois
ISBN:

"Alphabetically arranged articles of the people, places and events of the Middle Atlantic States of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Also contains a Middle Atlantic Regional Summary, historical essays, a chronology, a bibliography, and a cumulative index"--Provided by publisher.